Title: Suffering (Matthew 26:1-46)
At the house of Simon Bethany, a woman anointed Jesus. According to Jesus, it was not wasted, but his own preparation for burial (26:12).
Helping the poor and serving Jesus can still be contrasted (cf. 25:31-46). It was the time when Jesus was in the flesh and thus was taken as material. Naturally, the Lord is chosen. The woman's actions are counted as a very special religious service to the Lord and become part of the gospel (26:13).
By eating the Last Supper on the Passover, the last Passover and the first sacrament are intersected with the sixth covenant and the new covenant (26:28).
The ministry of Jesus was a path that only one could walk. The disciples no longer follow. Gethsemane was the limit they could follow.
(26:56) Jesus knew that all the disciples would forsake him (26:31) and that even Peter would deny himself (26:32) and that Judas would betray him (26:23-25).
Suffering as a human came to Jesus as the most difficult thing to bear. It was the moment he had been walking toward as his lifelong goal, but until he accepted it wholeheartedly, he had to overcome all human anguish, fear, sorrow, worry, and desire. (26:38-39) Before Jesus was the Son of God, he was a human being. He was the Son of God before he was a man. His prayers clearly show how his human struggles are being overcome. Ultimately, prayer carries the human Jesus to victory.
2) Arrest and Interrogation (26:47-77) In Matthew, the only people who call Jesus a teacher are enemies and strangers. On the other hand, the disciples or those who believe in him always call him Lord. The fact that Judas Iscariot called Jesus rabbi twice (26:25, 26:29) should be taken as an indication that he did not actually believe in Jesus and did not acknowledge him as the Messiah.
Judas acts according to Jesus' prophecy (26:48-49), while Peter tries to disobey the prophecy. He draws a sword and cuts off a servant's ear (26:51) and sometimes follows Jesus. But the protest leads to an even greater predicament (26:70-77). However, there was a part that Peter did not have the strength to understand and accept. It was the will of Jesus, who came in the flesh and accepted death as God's will for all people.
Jesus was treated like a robber! The death penalty was decided in advance and evidence to support it was gathered. Jesus did not receive a fair judgment! They gathered all possible evidence. (26:59-61) Jesus in a conspiracy! The death of Jesus, the will of God, is disguised as all kinds of human pretext. Jesus, who was silent like a sheep in the slaughter, is condemned for blasphemy. It is a sin to say that the Son of God is the Son of God. Our faith is condemned together on the cross of Jesus. Jesus who was insulted!